Mr.Curtis is nothing to me, nor I to him.

He has been kind and gallant, and I am under an obligation which I can never discharge--but that is not marriage." "It's awful like it, your ladyship." "No, no.

Drive such nonsense from your head.

When you marry, don't you hope to love the man of your choice, and will you not feel sure that he loves you ?" "Oh, yes, miladi." "Then how is it possible for any relationship of that sort to exist between Mr.Curtis and me ?" "You've gone a long way already, ma'am," giggled Marcelle.
"Please don't call me ma'am.

It--it irritates me." "Sorry, miladi, but you will admit, at least, a marriage being necessary, that you were fortunate in finding Mr.Curtis ?" "Yes, doubly fortunate--it is that fact which makes things hard for me." "Makes what things hard, your ladyship ?" "Oh, I don't know.